http://www.oneplace.com/ministries/love-worth-finding/player/how-to-answer-a-skeptic-255697.html  Real, ready, stand clear—Great Bible Preaching by the Late Adrian Rogers

http://www.newsmax.com/video/viewid/e9a53b23-1982-4058-ad6f-9de251c7d3ae  What Native Experts think is going on in the Middle East.

Where do people run in disaster?  Answer, to the church.  If there were a disaster in your town, be it fire, flood, earthquake or attack, would your church be prepared to handle the influx of wounded, destitute, shocked and homeless?  Of course not, because the enemy has convinced us that we are simply there for fellowship, an occasional prayer and a weekend mission trip or two.  We have no purpose other than self serving assignment to gather and check the weekly, “I attended” church box.  We are not genuine in our living creating a desire among the lost to figure out the mystery asking us for an explanation of our internal hope.

We are not ready for the horrific moments following a tornado, fire or flood.  We simply say that is something for the government, the Red Cross or the Salvation Army to handle.  We have acquiesced our community leadership responsibility and care for the indigent to “someone else”  believing that the burden of the orphaned, poor, widowed and wounded is not our challenge.  This is entirely inconsistent with the Word and elucidates our continued disobedience to the Lord.  We should be the first responders in our communities, teaming up with the fire, police and government leaders to help the lost, sick and forgotten.  Utilizing the moment of disaster to demonstrate the peace, comfort and provision of our mighty God.  Showing the lost how we respond to their need out of our abundant, joyous and loving hearts.  Glorifying God in their greatest tribulation and instilling them with hope and courage to face the trials before them.  We must be what we have not been to this country and once again people will trust the church as the true House of God’s people.